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U.S. Ambassador Jeff Bartos declares UN reform is finally happening after $570 million in regular budget cuts and 2,900 positions eliminated by...

• UN launches $331.5M appeal for 1.4 million people amid soaring needs, with nearly 1M displaced and infrastructure destroyed.
• Hezbollah rejects...

Three angles reveal the pressures on UN peace operations today:

• Innovation focus: Lt Gen Cheryl Pearce examines future challenges and adaptation...

France has demonstrated how maritime inspections and sanctions enforcement can pressure Russia's energy sector without shots fired. European vessel checks on oil routes now shape the economic front of the conflict.

Three angles reveal the tension ahead of NATO's July summit:

• Parliamentary backing for a "quantum leap" in deterrence and resilience emerged from...

• US sanctions now target President Díaz-Canel, his wife, stepson, and Castro relatives, freezing assets and barring US business.
• $9 billion in...

• Oil disruptions from Iran conflict could cut global growth to 2.1% this year per OECD, hitting Asia and poorer nations hardest.
• US-UK pharma...

Europe faces intensifying pressure as the US and China sideline it in bilateral dealings, prompting calls for a stronger independent stance.

• Third...

• Armenia's EU pivot accelerates with €2.5bn investments after Karabakh defeats exposed Russian unreliability
• Georgia and Azerbaijan expand Chinese...

Austria and Portugal's election strengthens European influence on the Council just as divisions deepen.

• Portugal's return marks its fourth term,...

A senior US diplomat called on Taiwan to "spend smarter" by prioritizing drones and asymmetric systems, citing lessons from Ukraine and Middle East...

Slovenia's new prime minister Janez Janša immediately lowered the Palestinian flag after taking office and welcomed Israel's first embassy in...

US and European officials failed to agree on a new high representative for Bosnia by Thursday, with Washington blaming European indecisiveness and...

Federal approval of the Resolution Copper project marks a pivotal step for domestic copper supply.

• US Forest Service finalized the land exchange on...

The U.S. is intensifying sanctions across oil, crypto, and nuclear fronts to restrict Iranian revenue.

• Treasury hit a network shipping Iranian LPG...

Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel claims the EU’s sanctions on civil society groups opposing Palestinian statehood use anti-Zionism as a...

Drone strikes against health workers and facilities jumped 43% in 2025, with 2,546 incidents across 33 countries killing 455 workers and damaging 790 hospitals.

Governor Mike Dunleavy's appointment as the state's inaugural Arctic Chair gives Alaska a direct seat in national discussions on Arctic defense,...

The EU's Joint Communication on Humanitarian Aid outlines how it will remain a reliable and principled donor in a global system under severe pressure.

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